X-Git-Url: http://www.chiark.greenend.org.uk/ucgi/~ianmdlvl/git?p=elogind.git;a=blobdiff_plain;f=udevinfo.8;h=ac8cc7fda5ed9c54d4324775a73ab2cd1540176d;hp=ad16ce6aed43fdc8539ac5cd6ca60ee6a63e5201;hb=613ffbeb15e0507581e5037850c1ea5d56cd0928;hpb=758f236fd1385fc7d95c719ec03e4e22ef205bf8 diff --git a/udevinfo.8 b/udevinfo.8 index ad16ce6ae..ac8cc7fda 100644 --- a/udevinfo.8 +++ b/udevinfo.8 @@ -6,45 +6,50 @@ udevinfo \- retrieve information from udev .RI "[\-q " query_type " \-p " sysfs_path "] [\-drVh]" .SH "DESCRIPTION" .B udevinfo -allows users to query the udev database for information on any of the devices -currently present in the system. It also provides a way to query any device -in the sysfs tree to help in creating +allows users to query the udev database for information on any device +currently present on the system. It also provides a way to query any device +in the sysfs tree to help creating .B udev -rule files. +rules. .SH "OPTIONS" .TP .B \-V Print the version information. .TP .B \-r -Print the the +Print the .B udev_root -directory. When used in conjunction with a query for the node name, the +directory. When used in conjunction with a query for the node name or the +symlink names, the .B udev_root -will be prepended. +will be prepended to query result. .TP .BI \-q " query_type" -Query the database for specified value of a created device node. +Query the database for specified value of a created device node or network +interface. .RB Needs " \-p " or " \-n " specified. .br Valid types are: -.BR name ", " symlink ", " mode " ," owner " , " group " or " path. +.BR name ", " symlink ", " path " or " all. .TP .BI \-p " sysfs_path" Specify the sysfs path of the device to query. .TP .BI \-n " name" -Specify the name of the node for the device to query. +Specify the name of the node, the symlink or the network interface for the +device to query. Partition names generated with the NAME{all_partitons} option +can not be queried, the main device must be used instead. .TP .B \-a Print all .BI SYSFS{ filename } -attributes along the device chain. Useful for for finding +attributes along the device chain. Useful for finding unique attributes to compose a rule. .RB Needs " \-p " specified. .TP .B \-d -Dump the whole database. +Print the relationship between the devpath and the node name for all devices +currently available in the database. .TP .B \-h Print help text.